Nigeria vs South Sudan: Survival to age 65, male
Nigeria
47.5%
in 2024
South Sudan
47.9%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
215th
South Sudan rank
214th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 47.9% against 47.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 215th and South Sudan ranks 214th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 10.1% | 14.9% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 31.8% | 20.8% | 11.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 16.5% | 19.0% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 13.8% | 21.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 45.8% | 5.7% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 38.5% | 5.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 47.3% | 1.1% | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Nigeria or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 47.9% against 47.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 0.4%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and South Sudan rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Nigeria ranks 215th and South Sudan ranks 214th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.